Association between fear of falling and frailty in community-dwelling older adults: a systematic review

LF de Souza, JB Canever, BS Moreira… - … interventions in aging, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Background/Objective Fear of falling (FoF) and frailty are common problems in older adults.
FoF can lead to self-imposed restriction of activities and then further decline in physical …

Prevalence of multidimensional frailty among community-dwelling older adults: A systematic review and Meta-analysis

Y Qiu, G Li, X Wang, W Liu, X Li, Y Yang… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Objective The aims of this systematic review were to explore the pooled prevalence of
multidimensional frailty assessed by Tilburg Frailty Indicator among older adults in …

Prevalence of fear of falling and its association with physical function and fall history among senior citizens living in rural areas of China

Q Su, Y Gao, J Zhang, J Tang, M Song, J Song… - Frontiers in public …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Background: Fear of falling (FOF) is as significant as a fall, leading to limited physical activity
and poor quality of life among senior citizens. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence …

[HTML][HTML] The Tilburg frailty indicator: a psychometric systematic review

JJ Zamora-Sanchez, AM Urpi-Fernandez… - Ageing Research …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Background The Tilburg Frailty Indicator (TFI) is one of the most prominent
multidimensional frailty assessment instruments. This review aimed to critically appraise and …

Factors influencing fear of falling in community-dwelling older adults in Singapore: a cross-sectional study

JG De Roza, DWL Ng, BK Mathew, T Jose, LJ Goh… - BMC geriatrics, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Background Fear of falling (FoF) has far-reaching implications including activity
restriction, functional decline and reduced quality of life. It is a common consequence of falls …

Reallocating time spent in physical activity, sedentary behavior and its association with fear of falling: Isotemporal substitution model

P Ren, X Zhang, L Du, Y Pan, S Chen… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
The aim of the current study was to provide new evidence for the associations between
physical activity (PA), sedentary behavior (SB), and fear of falling (FOF) by investigating the …

Around the EQUATOR with clinician‐scientists transdisciplinary aging research (Clin‐STAR) principles: implementation science challenges and opportunities

CR Carpenter, LT Southerland… - Journal of the …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Institute of Medicine and the National Institute on Aging increasingly
understand that knowledge alone is necessary but insufficient to improve healthcare …

Associations between objectively measured pattern of physical activity, sedentary behavior and fear of falling in Chinese community-dwelling older women

L Du, X Zhang, W Wang, Q He, T Li, S Chen, Y Pan - Geriatric nursing, 2022 - Elsevier
This cross-sectional study aimed to examine the associations of objectively-measured
physical activity (PA) and sedentary behavior (SB) patterns with fear of falling (FOF) in …

Falls and associated risk factors in a sample of old age population in Egyptian community

AEHI El Sayed, MT Said, O Mohsen… - Frontiers in public …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Falling is a major health problem among old age persons and are the sixth
cause of mortality and morbidity among them. Assessing the prevalence of falls among …

Effect of chronic pain on the occurrence of falls in older adults with disabilities: a prospective cohort study

H Honda, R Ashizawa, K Take, T Hirase… - … theory and practice, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Background The relationship between chronic pain and the occurrence of falls in healthy
older adults has been clarified in previous studies, but its relationship in older adults with …